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george w bush ended john mccain's campaign because of his big victories. in 2004, john kerry did quite well going into that. then we get to 2008. on the democratic side, we are going to show a video of two people, claiming victory. [video clip] [applause] >> tonight in record numbers, we voted not just to make history but to remake america. people in american samoa, arkansas, massachusetts, new jersey, oklahoma, tennessee and the great state of new york. [applause] [chanting] >> i also want to congratulate senator obama for his victory tonight. and i look forward to continuing our campaign and our debate. about how to lead this company -- how to leave this country better off for the next generation. because that is the work of my life. >> the polls are closing in california. [applause] and the votes are still being counted in cities and towns across america. but there is one thing, you know i love you back. [laughter] but there's one thing on this february night we do not need the final results to know. our time has come. [cheers and applause] the challeng
george w bush ended john mccain's campaign because of his big victories. in 2004, john kerry did quite well going into that. then we get to 2008. on the democratic side, we are going to show a video of two people, claiming victory. [video clip] [applause] >> tonight in record numbers, we voted not just to make history but to remake america. people in american samoa, arkansas, massachusetts, new jersey, oklahoma, tennessee and the great state of new york. [applause] [chanting] >> i...
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i believe there is a little john mccain in all of us, and the little john mccain practiced by a lot of people can make this a really great nation. so my friend, you did good. you lived in the shadow of a four-star father and a four-star grandfather. you always worried would you disappoint? you did not. to cindy and the children, thank you for making me part of the clan. to team mccain, you taught me what loyalty is all about. to my colleagues, thank you for your kindness. i yield the floor.. cassidy: mr? the presiding officer: the senator from louisiana. mr. cassidy: mr. president, i rise to speak about john mccain. mr. president, as one of those rising to pay tribute, i'm perhaps one of the least qualified to do so. i
i believe there is a little john mccain in all of us, and the little john mccain practiced by a lot of people can make this a really great nation. so my friend, you did good. you lived in the shadow of a four-star father and a four-star grandfather. you always worried would you disappoint? you did not. to cindy and the children, thank you for making me part of the clan. to team mccain, you taught me what loyalty is all about. to my colleagues, thank you for your kindness. i yield the floor.....
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mccain and senator john kerry. from manchester, this is one hour 40 minutes. [applause] [applause] >> the next part of our program is we recognize our spe >> we will have a dialogue that is -- that will take place. dan will moderated and will be like the oprah winfrey of the presidential primary tonight. we are going to hear local the about some of those new hampshire moments and to senator mccain and senator kerry i will share with you what people consid new hampshire moments because there's 1i am aware of and it's bipartisan just like this event. it was 1996 when bob dole won the republican nomination, and that summer gephardt came to manchester and needed to pick up some items at a drugstore and in that stopping at the drugstore on daniel webster highway. he walked in and put his purchase down on the counter and the kid at the register looked up and said you or gephardt and he said yeah and the kid said to him i don't believe it. bob dole shops here, too. [laughter] this is a true story. a year later you may rem
mccain and senator john kerry. from manchester, this is one hour 40 minutes. [applause] [applause] >> the next part of our program is we recognize our spe >> we will have a dialogue that is -- that will take place. dan will moderated and will be like the oprah winfrey of the presidential primary tonight. we are going to hear local the about some of those new hampshire moments and to senator mccain and senator kerry i will share with you what people consid new hampshire moments...
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john mccain had been the chairman of this committee. john mccain believed in a process. he didn't like the process in health care, and he voted against it. if someone withheld information from the committee they had for two months and dropped it last-minute, woe be unto them. i am a conservative. want conservative judges on the court when it is our turn to pick. jeffrey: merrick garland, i was just going to say. he's not north korea. 2016, theaham: in primary process is ongoing. if you look back at 100 years, no one has been replaced under that circumstance. if you listen to what joe biden said, you should hold it over to the next election. joe is right a lot. i felt i was doing the traditional thing when it came to sotomayor and kagan. you this.l comes in the last year of president trump's term in the primary process is started, we will wait to the next election. jeffrey: you are on the record. senator graham: hold the date. north korea. >> [laughter] jeffrey: you and i have pastssed many times in the the nixon approach to foreign policy, the henry kissinger tactic of t
john mccain had been the chairman of this committee. john mccain believed in a process. he didn't like the process in health care, and he voted against it. if someone withheld information from the committee they had for two months and dropped it last-minute, woe be unto them. i am a conservative. want conservative judges on the court when it is our turn to pick. jeffrey: merrick garland, i was just going to say. he's not north korea. 2016, theaham: in primary process is ongoing. if you look...
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john mccain put principles. first one example -- based on his own personal experience, john mccain thought members of his own party and spoke out against torture leading to the effort to pass the detainee treatment act to ensure we would live within our values. [applause] john mccain has never hesitated to do what he thought was right rather than what is politically expedient. a rare individual in politics. new hampshire is the place where his commitment to truth in politics found a name, straight talk. it was traveling across the state on his street talk express that senator mccain's unique brand of candor and politics caught fire with very discerning new hampshire primary voters, not once but twice. that senator mccain would become a primary legend and in my view new hampshire's first senator was far from certain when campaign here in 1999. with texas governor george bush wrapping up endorsements and leading early in the polls, the arizona senator faced an uphill climb. true to his character, up zero climbs do
john mccain put principles. first one example -- based on his own personal experience, john mccain thought members of his own party and spoke out against torture leading to the effort to pass the detainee treatment act to ensure we would live within our values. [applause] john mccain has never hesitated to do what he thought was right rather than what is politically expedient. a rare individual in politics. new hampshire is the place where his commitment to truth in politics found a name,...
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kerry: john mccain and i, seniority brought us together, and we had a conversation into the night, news service and his time as a prisoner, and he wanted to learn more about what happens to us and where we fought and what it was like, and theledged to each other country was still too divided over the war. we thought we needed to try to find a way not to just make p eace abroad, we wanted to make these at home. "after words" on book tv. >> c-span's "washington journal," live with news and policy issues that impact you. morning, we monday bring you more on brett kavanaugh's supreme court nomination. lisa mascaro. chrisick santorum and dodd join us. be sure to watch on monday morning. >> this week on "the ynnmunicators," barry l discusses his concern over companies like google, amazon, facebook, and uber possibly becoming monopolies and threatening a free democracy. google, we might have to actually think about separating mapping also search. separating off of youtube. this sounds radical, but this is something we have gone in the past. we did it with a teeny -- at&t in 1902, with at&t in
kerry: john mccain and i, seniority brought us together, and we had a conversation into the night, news service and his time as a prisoner, and he wanted to learn more about what happens to us and where we fought and what it was like, and theledged to each other country was still too divided over the war. we thought we needed to try to find a way not to just make p eace abroad, we wanted to make these at home. "after words" on book tv. >> c-span's "washington journal,"...
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later, it arizona senator john mccain announces his campaign for the 2000 run. on our facebook page, we asking who is your favorite president and wide. william writes, james madison. i am not sure -- because of the copious notes that he kept. kevin says, john tyler. carroll, picks president obama because he never stops fighting for what is right and good for our country. you can post a comment and see what others is saying, on facebook.com/c-span. the political landscape has changed with the when hundred 14th congress. not only are there 43 new republicans and 15 new democrats. there is also 108 women in congress including the first african-american republican in the house. keep track of the members of congress using congressional cut chronicle on c-span.org. there is a lot of useful information there including voting results and statistics on each session of congress. since 1975, the congressional budget office has provided congress independent analysis on the budget and economic issues. hose a discussion tomorrow on the history of the agency. that is live at 1
later, it arizona senator john mccain announces his campaign for the 2000 run. on our facebook page, we asking who is your favorite president and wide. william writes, james madison. i am not sure -- because of the copious notes that he kept. kevin says, john tyler. carroll, picks president obama because he never stops fighting for what is right and good for our country. you can post a comment and see what others is saying, on facebook.com/c-span. the political landscape has changed with the...
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likerominent republicans john mccain. i think the question they have to ask themselves is that -- if you are repeatedly having to say , in very strong terms that he , whyaid is unacceptable are you still endorsing him? what does it say about your party that this is your this isn't ar? situation where you have an episodic gap. -- gaff. , where daily and weekly .hey are distancing themselves they have to be able to save some i cannot support. even if he purports to be a member of my party. the fact that that has not yet happened makes some of these enunciation's ring hollow. , ion't doubt their sincerity don't doubt that they were outraged by some of the statements that they made about family,an -- the khan but there has come point where you say that somebody who makes those kinds of statements doesn't have the judgment, the temperament to be understanding. to occupy the most powerful position in the world. unknown thet of the white house getting stuff right. this is different than just having policy disagreements. recogniz
likerominent republicans john mccain. i think the question they have to ask themselves is that -- if you are repeatedly having to say , in very strong terms that he , whyaid is unacceptable are you still endorsing him? what does it say about your party that this is your this isn't ar? situation where you have an episodic gap. -- gaff. , where daily and weekly .hey are distancing themselves they have to be able to save some i cannot support. even if he purports to be a member of my party. the...
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mccain recovers from surgery. a score of the bill is expected this week and we'll bring you any updates on the c-span networks. the house about to gavel back in for speeches. again legislative work beginning at 4:45 with votes at 6:30. you are watching liven coverage from the house floor here on c-span. -- live coverage from the house floor here on c-span. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray. eternal god, we give you thanks for giving us another day. the constitutional commitments of the members of the people's house as they return to the capitol today. guide and sustain them in your wisdom and inspire all, especially those in leadership, with the insights needed to assist our nation at this time. during these warm days of summer, may the discourse on the floor and in committees be noted more for light than heat, that the important work to be done might be down to the benefit of all americans. may all that is d
mccain recovers from surgery. a score of the bill is expected this week and we'll bring you any updates on the c-span networks. the house about to gavel back in for speeches. again legislative work beginning at 4:45 with votes at 6:30. you are watching liven coverage from the house floor here on c-span. -- live coverage from the house floor here on c-span. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us...
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that is john mccain's example. if we come together, and have the courage to stand up for what is right, we can aid others even in the most difficult of times. people who love this country can change it. together, we can take the steps to fulfill the memory and the meaning of our creed that we are one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. thank you. [applause] please direct your attention to the screen, we will have a brief clip from the hbo documentary. ♪ i have been tested on a number of occasions. i haven't always done the right thing, but you will never talk to anyone that is as fortunate as john mccain. >> good morning. how are you my friend from tmz. >> if you want to know him, his favorite book is "for whom the bell tolls." the protagonists goes after a hopeless cause and gives his life for it. >> the army came and took me to the prison camp and one of the interrogators said, things will be very bad for you now. i was always looking the next step down the road. >> mccain was alwa
that is john mccain's example. if we come together, and have the courage to stand up for what is right, we can aid others even in the most difficult of times. people who love this country can change it. together, we can take the steps to fulfill the memory and the meaning of our creed that we are one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. thank you. [applause] please direct your attention to the screen, we will have a brief clip from the hbo documentary. ♪ i have...
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you have it and we want you. >> john mccain is 75% favorable and single-digit unfavorable. i've never seen that. you just don't get that. he was a natural. >> thank you and bless you. >> it was the sweetest of them all. >> we started at three percent. people are willing to look at us and look at me and hear the message. the greatest political experience of my life is right here in new hampshire. >> it was such a gradual increase, three to 5% each month. >> there were no lows in that race. >> senator mccain won the 2000 new hampshire primary going away. he says it was before 9/11 before the war, and before he endorsed the controversial troop escalation plan. >> he had a huge staff in washington. >> he laid off over 300 staff. >> it took hitting rock-bottom it took his idea of saying we will go back to basics and stop campaigning everywhere else. we need to bring the campaign to new hampshire. >> a few minutes late, senator john mccain almost blended in with the other passengers. >> let's just do townhall meetings. it three to four a day. >> i was skeptical about whether it w
you have it and we want you. >> john mccain is 75% favorable and single-digit unfavorable. i've never seen that. you just don't get that. he was a natural. >> thank you and bless you. >> it was the sweetest of them all. >> we started at three percent. people are willing to look at us and look at me and hear the message. the greatest political experience of my life is right here in new hampshire. >> it was such a gradual increase, three to 5% each month. >>...
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i will say this about john mccain -- his 2000 campaign, when he ran for president, is the most memorable campaign. of any that i ever covered or have been around -- we will never see it again. here he was, facing george w. bush, who had the republican party backing him, all the money, and john mccain win out and held 114 town meetings. he stayed though it -- and stayed there into every question answered. you see the lightbulb go on -- when will we get patient's bill of rights? he said, we will not get it as long as the party is owned by insurance lawyer -- insurance companies and the democrats are owned by trial lawyers. it was refreshing candor. he was totally open to the press. there was a candor and an openness and a welcome this that nobody had seen before and no one has certainly seen since. >> you saw mo udall -- ira member him being tremendously funny -- i remember him being tremendously funny. how long was he in that hospital for? he was not able to talk, was he? >> no. mccain used to read to him. it was a terrible, terrible death, from a long illness. debilitating. it was so sad
i will say this about john mccain -- his 2000 campaign, when he ran for president, is the most memorable campaign. of any that i ever covered or have been around -- we will never see it again. here he was, facing george w. bush, who had the republican party backing him, all the money, and john mccain win out and held 114 town meetings. he stayed though it -- and stayed there into every question answered. you see the lightbulb go on -- when will we get patient's bill of rights? he said, we will...
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now senator john mccain. sen. mccain: thank you for your professional questions, it has been an honor. congresswoman kurt actor goes right, i have changed. understand the issues and challenges facing arizona. i've traveled everywhere. of 52 the endorsement mayors in arizona. you know? it does not mean i have left, it means they trust me and i trust him because they are the people i talk to where i can understand the challenges. look, i came here 35 years ago in and i have made a home and family. i have been so blessed are the people of verizon or who have taken me and my family and i have been -- the people of taken me and my family in. i believe serving a cause greater than one's own self-interest is the greatest anyone can do. i say to the people of arizona thank you. i hope you will send me back. ted: thank you so much. that does it for now at this special section of the 2016 debate watch you by the arizona pbs in the arizona republic. candidates. the i am ted simons. stay tuned for continued coverage of the 20
now senator john mccain. sen. mccain: thank you for your professional questions, it has been an honor. congresswoman kurt actor goes right, i have changed. understand the issues and challenges facing arizona. i've traveled everywhere. of 52 the endorsement mayors in arizona. you know? it does not mean i have left, it means they trust me and i trust him because they are the people i talk to where i can understand the challenges. look, i came here 35 years ago in and i have made a home and...
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you happen to lose to john mccain. now you are back running. you have been running four years and years and years. this idea, suddenly citizenship showed up in your mind. you have been running since the 1990's. [applause] >> mr. speaker, citizenship has always been on my mind. i happen to see my dad run for governor when he was 54 years old. never did involved in politics if you have to win election to pay a mortgage. if you find yourself in the business you can serve, you have the responsibility to do so. if your kids -- i never thought i would get involved in politics. when i saw ted kennedy running unopposed in 1994, a man i thought had credit permanent underclass in america, i said someone has to run against him. i did not have a ghost of a chance of beating him. this republican from massachusetts was not going to beat ted kennedy. i told the partners in my firm, i will be back in six months. i was happy he had to take a mortgage out on his house to ultimately defeat me. i stood up as a citizen to battle what i felt was best for the nation.
you happen to lose to john mccain. now you are back running. you have been running four years and years and years. this idea, suddenly citizenship showed up in your mind. you have been running since the 1990's. [applause] >> mr. speaker, citizenship has always been on my mind. i happen to see my dad run for governor when he was 54 years old. never did involved in politics if you have to win election to pay a mortgage. if you find yourself in the business you can serve, you have the...
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mccain. -- barack obama, not for sarah palin, it was for john mccain. >> it sounds like if you pull back the cameras, you are not worried about the shortened convention and the destruction. it sounds like -- distraction. it sounds like -- >> i think we took four days -- there are a lot of good things happening. people walk away thinking that was a good show. >> you are part of the mitt romney secret service package. >> this is an air ahead. >> you often travel on his plane. what is he like on the plane? >> good question. the public perceptions tend to be different than the reality. she has a spectacular sense of humor. -- he has a spectacular sense of humor. >> i am from california, what does that mean? >> jerry seinfeld. big prankster. we were in a car going somewhere. he spent an hour going through who is a better prankster. >> have you ever been the victim of a romney prank? >> yes. >> we played some good tricks on him. >> that his old school. >> perkin him for an event, when there is actually no event. >> tell us where you think the party is at the moment. >> the press does not
mccain. -- barack obama, not for sarah palin, it was for john mccain. >> it sounds like if you pull back the cameras, you are not worried about the shortened convention and the destruction. it sounds like -- distraction. it sounds like -- >> i think we took four days -- there are a lot of good things happening. people walk away thinking that was a good show. >> you are part of the mitt romney secret service package. >> this is an air ahead. >> you often travel on...
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and then to go and you have to understand as the wife of a combat veteran, to even hear john mccain talk about you is like overwhelming. because we cannot ever thank you enough for your service and i am forever in your debt. one of the best dinners michael and i had was with newt and his wife. the man is a great dinner companion because he can talk and talk and talk but it is really cool things he talks about. i want to thank him. that was really neat to hear him talk about that. i have to tell you as we were planning for this speech, i didn't know of tim scott. i just thought it was somebody named tim that was going to introduce me. now i look back and that made it that much more special because i will tell you when you are governor and elected to lead you make a lot of decisions. some you go back and you say i wonder if that was right and one of the best decisions i ever made was appointing tim scott as u.s. senator. [applause] governor haley: thank so much, tim, for that great introduction. i appreciate it. thank you to joann kemp and to jack and joann's incredible children, to the en
and then to go and you have to understand as the wife of a combat veteran, to even hear john mccain talk about you is like overwhelming. because we cannot ever thank you enough for your service and i am forever in your debt. one of the best dinners michael and i had was with newt and his wife. the man is a great dinner companion because he can talk and talk and talk but it is really cool things he talks about. i want to thank him. that was really neat to hear him talk about that. i have to tell...
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we like to criticize john mccain in this state, but john mccain took the floor fighting against supreme court nominee is that senator graham voted for. we would like someone to go to washington to fight for south carolina principles. they are too busy trying to get democrats to vote in our primary, in a primary that ought to be closed. if you stood for core principles, if you did not support amnesty, if you did not agenda,most of obama's we would not be here tonight. but we got the message and we hope to see you in the runoff and two weeks after the 10th. a shot775 there was heard round the world. it began in lexington and and thenbunker hill wax all. kings mountain. camden, charleston. to beime for another shot heard round the world. i have five granddaughters. and they feel life is being taken away from them. the reason i am in this race is because i have an awareness of the duty placed on us for the next generation. the generation whose interest is in the next election or the special interest of the special-interest groups. that is not my interest. i do have a special interest, and t
we like to criticize john mccain in this state, but john mccain took the floor fighting against supreme court nominee is that senator graham voted for. we would like someone to go to washington to fight for south carolina principles. they are too busy trying to get democrats to vote in our primary, in a primary that ought to be closed. if you stood for core principles, if you did not support amnesty, if you did not agenda,most of obama's we would not be here tonight. but we got the message and...
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there was a wonderful moment in the john mccain campaign. sarah palin is on her way up to meet him at his home in sedona, ariz. for the interview. he is on the telephone with bill lawyer who hasthe vetting process. he had just come t pleadedhe vetting of sarah palin and it was done rather hurriedly and some people not -- don't get was done thoroughly. the last thing john mccain said was give me your bottom line. the lawyers said high-risk, high reward. john mccain said you should not have told me that, i have been a gambler all my life. mitt romney is not a gambler. he is solid, staid and everything signal that has come out of the romney campaign to date is that they will not go that route. they will pick a governing choice, somebody who will be instantly seen as capable of becoming president in the event something happened. we're looking at a different model influenced both by the problems that occurred four years ago but also the difference between the two nominees. >> thank you. >> i nuclear engineer from austin, texas. howl as the excess
there was a wonderful moment in the john mccain campaign. sarah palin is on her way up to meet him at his home in sedona, ariz. for the interview. he is on the telephone with bill lawyer who hasthe vetting process. he had just come t pleadedhe vetting of sarah palin and it was done rather hurriedly and some people not -- don't get was done thoroughly. the last thing john mccain said was give me your bottom line. the lawyers said high-risk, high reward. john mccain said you should not have told...
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host: why did john mccain select sarah palin and what led to that announcement? guest: it is another great story. when they really had to make the decision, the leadership of the john mccain campaign believed given everything else happening there were on a trajectory to lose. the country was aligned because of problems and the unpopularity of george w. bush, because of what was beginning to happen with the economy that they needed to do something dramatic. if they ran the best campaign possible with the traditional approach they would lose. why sarah palin? in retrospect there are a couple of reasons. one was the element of surprise, two but that she was a female when there were deeply concerned there were losing women voters. they thought there ought to be some way to bring back some clinton supporters who might be disaffected. the third reason was that they convinced themselves sarah palin could help john mccain put back on the jacket of being the reformer and a maverick. she ran as a reformer as governor. they thought it would send a signal that john mccain wa
host: why did john mccain select sarah palin and what led to that announcement? guest: it is another great story. when they really had to make the decision, the leadership of the john mccain campaign believed given everything else happening there were on a trajectory to lose. the country was aligned because of problems and the unpopularity of george w. bush, because of what was beginning to happen with the economy that they needed to do something dramatic. if they ran the best campaign possible...
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dan asked john mccain this question, do you think the straight talk express could no,t today, and mccain said there is no way. the reporters are too young. there is no filter. every little gas -- gaffe will make it out there. i talked to john todd about this, who said there might be somebody to crack the twitter code. reporters who are evolving will maybe be a little more forgiving if a candidate says something off-color, and we realize that was just a little bit of a slip up. you not worry about that. we are not going to tweet that. the other is to just shut the media out completely. , andmpletely barraged them we will not be able to keep up, and that maybe another way. one other point i make in this paper, which i think is important in 26 teen, looking at the people who might run, jeb bush, hillary clinton. i mean, jeb bush's last statewide campaign was 2006? no, 2002. hillary clinton? look. a lot of reporters covering politics now were not even in elementary school when the clintons were in the white house, so they do not necessarily hold the clintons in the same esteem the way a lot
dan asked john mccain this question, do you think the straight talk express could no,t today, and mccain said there is no way. the reporters are too young. there is no filter. every little gas -- gaffe will make it out there. i talked to john todd about this, who said there might be somebody to crack the twitter code. reporters who are evolving will maybe be a little more forgiving if a candidate says something off-color, and we realize that was just a little bit of a slip up. you not worry...
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a cause int there is the words of john mccain who i got to see one last time before he died. i think he was having trouble talking, he said there is nothing more liberating in life than fighting for a cause larger than yourself, and that cause for us right now is literally the cause of our democracy, to be standing up for democracy. when i talk about the challenges that we need to meet, and that's where we should be, we shouldn't be governing from chaos, we should be governing from opportunity. and those opportunities are right in front of us, as are the challenges. and one of the things that really bothers me about the trump administration and about trump is that he keeps doing things to disrupt the discussions that we need to have, and dividing people on really hard issues like immigration instead of reading us together because we know we have to move forward. andead of looking away looking down, if you look up and you look in front of you, you see these challenges. you see the challenges of income inequality in this country. and what we need to do and that tax bill the rep
a cause int there is the words of john mccain who i got to see one last time before he died. i think he was having trouble talking, he said there is nothing more liberating in life than fighting for a cause larger than yourself, and that cause for us right now is literally the cause of our democracy, to be standing up for democracy. when i talk about the challenges that we need to meet, and that's where we should be, we shouldn't be governing from chaos, we should be governing from opportunity....
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we will be talking with john mccain and bob schieffer. more on the economy as we look at gm, ford and chrysler and the bailout. and this had mine from the " arizona republic" some people are set to survive hard times. the situation in the state's also the budget year will start with a $384 million hole. first up is daniel on the phone from fort washington, maryland. caller: good morning. i would just say as a long time the work and analysts of politics, there is definitely no light at the end of the tunnel right now. host: why is that? caller: no concrete actions have been taken. the real core issues, the financial systems and the dominance of the economic system, and the federal reserve's secret nature, some of that is being addressed. they're getting even more power to the fed. our government is based on transparency and it is not transparent. host: the fed meeting today and we will be talking with john taylor was served in the bush administration. we will talk about his views on what the fed needs to be doing and may not be doing quite
we will be talking with john mccain and bob schieffer. more on the economy as we look at gm, ford and chrysler and the bailout. and this had mine from the " arizona republic" some people are set to survive hard times. the situation in the state's also the budget year will start with a $384 million hole. first up is daniel on the phone from fort washington, maryland. caller: good morning. i would just say as a long time the work and analysts of politics, there is definitely no light at...
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he writes, perhaps john mccain was right about barack obama being the biggest celebrity in the world. the media focused on profiting from his celebrity have been failing to report objectively on his policies. we have seen a number of beverages examples of bias of the five months since his inauguration. he writes that before obama left for the least nbc news aired four hours of interviews in prime-time over two nights to give your support of the day in the life of the white house. cbs news weighed in last week with its "two sides. of sides" if there the first part on father's day in the second of the next day. on wednesday abc news aired "a conversation with the president ," and hourlong prime-time special on health care reform take in the east room of the white house. abc projected reasonable requests to include opposing voices during the infomercial. matt goes on to write in this paper, with this sweep of obama's policy decisions and growing skepticism about his agenda, and biased reporting is especially border. rather than covering eight nights in personally, the media should furthe
he writes, perhaps john mccain was right about barack obama being the biggest celebrity in the world. the media focused on profiting from his celebrity have been failing to report objectively on his policies. we have seen a number of beverages examples of bias of the five months since his inauguration. he writes that before obama left for the least nbc news aired four hours of interviews in prime-time over two nights to give your support of the day in the life of the white house. cbs news...
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chuck schumer sold john mccain a bill of goods. bad. more about what senator mccain said in his statement yesterday. opposing the bill, he said i cannot in good conscience bill for the graham-cassidy proposal. i believe we could do better working together, republicans and democrats who have not yet really tried, nor could i support it without knowing how much it will cost and affect insurance premiums and how many people will be helped or hurt by it. john mccain opposing the health care effort by the gop, one of many news stories this week. we are getting your thoughts on what your story of the week was. brad from international falls, -- minnesota, republican line. caller: i am pretty happy about hillary not being president. most people are. even though you are on msnbc a lot, even you. that a great saying hillary is done and so is the democratic party. it was a good week. host: what was the top story? are you happy with the president's response to john mccain? president's response to north korea? what was the biggest story of the week
chuck schumer sold john mccain a bill of goods. bad. more about what senator mccain said in his statement yesterday. opposing the bill, he said i cannot in good conscience bill for the graham-cassidy proposal. i believe we could do better working together, republicans and democrats who have not yet really tried, nor could i support it without knowing how much it will cost and affect insurance premiums and how many people will be helped or hurt by it. john mccain opposing the health care effort...
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[cheers and applause] [crowd chanting "john mccain, john mccain, john mccain!"] [crowd chanting "go, john, go!"] ♪ >> those remarks from senator john mccain took place after winning the new hampshire primary in 2000. the first in the nation 2012 contest is also taking place, 8:00 p.m. eastern, a road to the white house coverage continuing at an o'clock p.m. eastern with speeches from candidates. you can join us by phone or facebook or follow us on twitter, and we will follow the candidates on to the south carolina primary on the 31st. going back to february 1, 2000, from george w. bush. he lost the primary by 19 points to senator mccain. here is a look at his 10-minute speech. [cheers and applause] ♪ [cheers and applause] >> thank you very much. thank you very much. judd, i appreciate it. the huge turnout, it warms my heart. [cheers and applause] i just placed a phone call to my friend john mccain on the race he ran in new hampshire. he ran a really good race and a strong race. he spent more time in this great state than any of the other candidates, and it pa
[cheers and applause] [crowd chanting "john mccain, john mccain, john mccain!"] [crowd chanting "go, john, go!"] ♪ >> those remarks from senator john mccain took place after winning the new hampshire primary in 2000. the first in the nation 2012 contest is also taking place, 8:00 p.m. eastern, a road to the white house coverage continuing at an o'clock p.m. eastern with speeches from candidates. you can join us by phone or facebook or follow us on twitter, and we...
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john mccain. this bill directs the navy to assess the checks and balances in its chain of command so operational demands are appropriately balanced with ship training, certification, and maintenance. it limits to 10 years the period in which ships may be forward deployed and requires ship readiness inspections be conducted on a no notice basis for the results made available for the public to see. these changes are critical. we owe it to our sailors and we can't afford to have our naval assets out of commission with so much at stake at competitors seek to countor time-honored new orleans. -- norms. mr. speaker, the important provisions of this bill showcase what we in congress can accomplish when we choose to work with our colleagues acrots aisle and trust the committee process to produce a fair and balanced result. even more impressive is the fact that passage of this ndaa is the earlest it's come in 20 years. this fact defies the constant narrative of dysfunctional congress. i would like to comme
john mccain. this bill directs the navy to assess the checks and balances in its chain of command so operational demands are appropriately balanced with ship training, certification, and maintenance. it limits to 10 years the period in which ships may be forward deployed and requires ship readiness inspections be conducted on a no notice basis for the results made available for the public to see. these changes are critical. we owe it to our sailors and we can't afford to have our naval assets...
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when you talk about the tarp, it probably cemented john mccain's defeat. the book -- barack obama was willing to engage. what happens in those moments, i think, that is where the human nature component comes in. >> aqaba at this in the perspective of the stimulus bill. we seem to think it was a crisis. we needed the stimulus bill in order to put people back to work, to do what ever we need to do to bring the economy back. what i saw from the bill was a lot of bipartisanship. it was based on the perception of myself [unintelligible] more government, were spending -- more spending. therefore, we saw a spending bill, which the country is trying to recoup. >> i guess i am johnny one note. i had no problems with national -- with natural disasters and how the political process reacts. usually pull together. sometimes you do not. to this day, whether it is a republican president or democratic president, it is manufactured crisis that is politically motivated in order to score points. but the democrats did to george bush in the '80s, the republicans did it to bill
when you talk about the tarp, it probably cemented john mccain's defeat. the book -- barack obama was willing to engage. what happens in those moments, i think, that is where the human nature component comes in. >> aqaba at this in the perspective of the stimulus bill. we seem to think it was a crisis. we needed the stimulus bill in order to put people back to work, to do what ever we need to do to bring the economy back. what i saw from the bill was a lot of bipartisanship. it was based...
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to my good friend john mccain. you ask me how he's doing, he's called me three time this is morning. no more woe is me, lindsey, he is yelling at me to buck up, so i'm going to buck up. how did i get started in immigration reform? the state of south carolina, the good news for me is i do well in hispanic the bad news is we can fit them all in the room. not a big spanish population. i got involved because when john ran for president in 2000 , he wanted to fix a broken immigration system because he is from arizona and he sees the downside of illegal immigration where criminals come across. he sees the abuse of the coyotes, he sees women living in the shadows that have no rights and are being exploited and on and on and on. so i started because john asked me, i have been doing this with senator mccain and others now since 2005 and 2006. i have come to believe that comprehensive immigration reform, whether done in piecemeal fashion or done comprehensively is absolutely essential for our national security. it's absolute
to my good friend john mccain. you ask me how he's doing, he's called me three time this is morning. no more woe is me, lindsey, he is yelling at me to buck up, so i'm going to buck up. how did i get started in immigration reform? the state of south carolina, the good news for me is i do well in hispanic the bad news is we can fit them all in the room. not a big spanish population. i got involved because when john ran for president in 2000 , he wanted to fix a broken immigration system because...
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mccain working with senator durbin and senator menendez and senator hatch and i contribute to that. patty murray and barbara mikulski worked with congressman ryan and others to get that budget done. or the work on the farm bill that senator stevan now has done recently. fights and the 24/7 tv shout fests, people standing in the opposite corners of the boxing ring, people still find themselves to have the courage to stand next to someone they don't always agree with. that keeps me going. ofve: you have a picture hubert humphrey and muriel humphrey. amy klobuchar: my dad covered hubert humphrey. and i met to meet him muriel later and their family and their sons. -- thing people do realize did not realize. there was a movie about him that showed how much he worked across the aisle. his effervescent manner and how we dealt with people. it really transcended party lines so in that way he is a role model for me. steve: do you enjoy being in the senate? amy klobuchar: i do. i think it is a place that needs improvement. rule changesof the while they are tough to deal with is the way to go.
mccain working with senator durbin and senator menendez and senator hatch and i contribute to that. patty murray and barbara mikulski worked with congressman ryan and others to get that budget done. or the work on the farm bill that senator stevan now has done recently. fights and the 24/7 tv shout fests, people standing in the opposite corners of the boxing ring, people still find themselves to have the courage to stand next to someone they don't always agree with. that keeps me going. ofve:...
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complicating all of this is the news that senator john mccain has been diagnosed with brain cancer. what was your reaction when they heard the news about your colleagues? >> my thoughts and prayers go to he and his family. i have known him for a long time. he is a lien within the senate. he's an institution and that's frightening news. not just in terms of what happens next legislatively but in terms of his own life. >> what does he represent for you as you make this call for civility? ruggedepresents independence whether you like him or dislike him. is been willing to walk his own path. the path that is at times included democrats and independent perspectives. bridges and i disagree with him on any number of policy. proposals. i think he has looked for ways of crafting compromise and at the end of the day the vital center is a no man's land these days in politics. people in really strong pitched camps. if i say anything that is even slightly pro-trump i get a lot of blowback at home by a certain group if i say anything but a slightly anti-trump i get a lot of blowback from an oppos
complicating all of this is the news that senator john mccain has been diagnosed with brain cancer. what was your reaction when they heard the news about your colleagues? >> my thoughts and prayers go to he and his family. i have known him for a long time. he is a lien within the senate. he's an institution and that's frightening news. not just in terms of what happens next legislatively but in terms of his own life. >> what does he represent for you as you make this call for...
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i voted for john mccain twice, and the first time i've voted for john mccain, and i will tell you pike -- the first time i wrote voted for him was in the 2000 primary and then in the 2008 primary election. he sat in some holes on the ground in vietnam and did not give anyone information other than his name, rank, and serial number. i thought that was character. we need people with good character running this country. host: but the personal life u.s. but illustrative of character? caller: it is, it is, but we live in a demented society. sex is overplayed for what it is. no, i wish politicians would not get caught with their pants down. it would make for a much better society. host: are you a conservative democrat? caller: definitely a conservative democrat. host: another caller is on the air. i have pushed the wrong button. are you there? we can hear you now. caller: i'm a tool and die maker in the suburbs of detroit. i do not think eight candidate's personal life does matter. basically their job is to run the government in an efficient manner. i think it is just smoke and mirrors that
i voted for john mccain twice, and the first time i've voted for john mccain, and i will tell you pike -- the first time i wrote voted for him was in the 2000 primary and then in the 2008 primary election. he sat in some holes on the ground in vietnam and did not give anyone information other than his name, rank, and serial number. i thought that was character. we need people with good character running this country. host: but the personal life u.s. but illustrative of character? caller: it is,...
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john mccain and general mattis will come up with a new process, i hope. aworry africa will become place for terrorists to, after you defeat them in syria and iraq and afghanistan and there are groups within this system of terrorist groups in africa that would attack our allies. it is a generational struggle. if you do not think it is a generational struggle, you do not understand the war. the theology is spreading throughout the world, particularly africa. if you think it is going to be done in a short period of time, if you think of the means of how you fight this war, there's an anhor race and -- there is authorization to use force tomorrow i would vote against it. we are going to follow the terrorists wherever they go, we are going to use whatever means we need with partners to destroy them. whatever time it takes, it takes. huddleston --he the hudson institute takes a look at countering violent extremism. we hear from people like former cia directors leon panetta and david petraeus as well as former white house strategist steve bannon. more live cover
john mccain and general mattis will come up with a new process, i hope. aworry africa will become place for terrorists to, after you defeat them in syria and iraq and afghanistan and there are groups within this system of terrorist groups in africa that would attack our allies. it is a generational struggle. if you do not think it is a generational struggle, you do not understand the war. the theology is spreading throughout the world, particularly africa. if you think it is going to be done in...
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guest: donald -- john mccain is obviously a controversial figure. there are people on the left and right who have critique and praised him. but i have never heard anyone critique his military record. this is someone who obviously terrifies a lot of his body, a lot of his spirit or the country. veterans groups are appalled that someone with attack -- would attack that and say that pows are failures for being captured and tortured. this is an airy out where i have never seen a successful political candidate make that kind of claim or make that kind of argument. we will see where it goes from here. host: yesterday in a q&a with frank luntz in ames iowa. we carry the entire event live yesterday. he was asked this question, he spoke with reporters courtesy of the des moines register. here's what donald trump had to say. [video clip] >> when i supposed to say, i like the people who don't get captured. >> what about in the context of john mccain? >> excuse me. i like the people who don't get captured. i respect them greatly. you have people that did get ca
guest: donald -- john mccain is obviously a controversial figure. there are people on the left and right who have critique and praised him. but i have never heard anyone critique his military record. this is someone who obviously terrifies a lot of his body, a lot of his spirit or the country. veterans groups are appalled that someone with attack -- would attack that and say that pows are failures for being captured and tortured. this is an airy out where i have never seen a successful...
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he is a company by senator john mccain today. we also plan to take your phone calls after this. >> i would like to welcome senator john mccain. [applause] sen. mccain: thank you for that long and elaborate introduction. [laughter] heard aain: i once story about henry clay, where who said here is a man needs no introduction, but he said i enjoy your -- enjoy it. [laughter] sen. mccain: thank you for your hospitality. obviously, it is an incredible pleasure to be in new hampshire, i second stayed where i have been so fortunate to have so many friends. it is always very nostalgic, especially as we get closer to the most important primary of our nation. one of the things that is so wonderful is that the people of new hampshire take their participation and each persons' vote with the utmost seriousness. predecessors in arizona have run for president. none of them have won. said about one of my predecessors what you think about that guy from arizona? i havewas i do not know, only met him twice. another of my favorite stories is a man w
he is a company by senator john mccain today. we also plan to take your phone calls after this. >> i would like to welcome senator john mccain. [applause] sen. mccain: thank you for that long and elaborate introduction. [laughter] heard aain: i once story about henry clay, where who said here is a man needs no introduction, but he said i enjoy your -- enjoy it. [laughter] sen. mccain: thank you for your hospitality. obviously, it is an incredible pleasure to be in new hampshire, i second...
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but i believe a lot of us all of us here on this stage believe you're a john mccain republican. that you seem to be doing john mccain's bidding that he is your mentor not ronald reagan and i find it interesting that john mccain has not even been in the state to campaign for you when you went all around the country to campaign for him in 2008. as to the question of can we have compromise, with the democrats, certainly we can have compromise within certain parameters. but if we're talking about the national deficit of 17.5 trillion, we have to have some parameters about which the compromise takes place within. in that example i would say it has to take place within the parameter that we actually have structural reforms in place before we raise the debt ceiling again. we just can't keep raising the debt ceiling and not getting anything in return. >> it seems when we compromise in this time it seems we're always giving the democrats what they want and it seems like senator graham gives it to the democrats and then he gets to go to the press and congratulate himself. we've got to tak
but i believe a lot of us all of us here on this stage believe you're a john mccain republican. that you seem to be doing john mccain's bidding that he is your mentor not ronald reagan and i find it interesting that john mccain has not even been in the state to campaign for you when you went all around the country to campaign for him in 2008. as to the question of can we have compromise, with the democrats, certainly we can have compromise within certain parameters. but if we're talking about...
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trump: i have always been on the opposite side of john mccain. john mccain liked wars. i will be a better warrior than anybody, but when we fight a war we are going to win it. i was never a fan of john mccain but i had to approve his funeral. he deserved a first -- it was approved by me. we sent air force one to pick up the casket. i was not a fan of john mccain because he wanted the endless wars. and i didn't. i thought the way the vets were taken care of was not good, not appropriate. of course, he took the fake dirty dossier and gave it to the fbi. am i supposed to say what a wonderful guy? you know what? i lived with him. he lived with me. we had different philosophies. i think my philosophy has turned out to be right. i was not a fan. but i respect people and i respect a lot of people. that doesn't mean i necessarily have to agree with him, and i -- agree with them and i did not , agree with him on a lot of things. the story is a hoax, written by a guy who has got a tremendously bad history. the magazine itself -- which i don't read, but i hear it is totally anti-t
trump: i have always been on the opposite side of john mccain. john mccain liked wars. i will be a better warrior than anybody, but when we fight a war we are going to win it. i was never a fan of john mccain but i had to approve his funeral. he deserved a first -- it was approved by me. we sent air force one to pick up the casket. i was not a fan of john mccain because he wanted the endless wars. and i didn't. i thought the way the vets were taken care of was not good, not appropriate. of...
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it's not because john mccain doesn't care. it's because john mccain doesn't get it. for over two decades, he's subscribed to that old, discredited republican philosophy - give more and more to those with the most and hope that prosperity trickles down to everyone else. in washington, they call this the ownership society, but what it really means is - you're on your own. out of work? tough luck. you're on your own. no health care? the market will fix it. you're on your own. born into poverty? pull yourself up by your own bootstraps - even if you don't have boots. you're on your own. well it's time for them to own their failure. it's time for us to change america. you see, we democrats have a very different measure of what constitutes progress in this country. we measure progress by how many people can find a job that pays the mortgage; whether you can put a little extra money away at the end of each month so you can someday watch your child receive her college diploma. we measure progress in the 23 million new jobs that were created when bill clinton was president - w
it's not because john mccain doesn't care. it's because john mccain doesn't get it. for over two decades, he's subscribed to that old, discredited republican philosophy - give more and more to those with the most and hope that prosperity trickles down to everyone else. in washington, they call this the ownership society, but what it really means is - you're on your own. out of work? tough luck. you're on your own. no health care? the market will fix it. you're on your own. born into poverty?...
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when president bush's policies in iraq were crumbling, we did not have enough troops and john mccain, to his credit, said that publicly and asked for the resignation of president bush's secretary of defense because of failed policy. when we discovered the abuses at guantanamo bay and abu ghraib when it came to detainee policy, both of us stood up and said the system failed. don't believe it when they tell you this was a few bad apples. why did we do that? i've been a military lawyer for 31 years. it means a lot to me to adhere to the conventions we've signed up to. senator mccain, if there was ever an american hero in the senate, it's him, who's lived through a country that practices torture and he did not want us to go down that road. when we did those things, we were great americans holding the system accountable and doing the country a service. now all of a sudden we're just party hacks. i'm here to tell you, what drove us then drives us now. when you ask people to serve in faraway places with strange sounding names and to go out on the tip of the sphere, you owe it to help them if
when president bush's policies in iraq were crumbling, we did not have enough troops and john mccain, to his credit, said that publicly and asked for the resignation of president bush's secretary of defense because of failed policy. when we discovered the abuses at guantanamo bay and abu ghraib when it came to detainee policy, both of us stood up and said the system failed. don't believe it when they tell you this was a few bad apples. why did we do that? i've been a military lawyer for 31...
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that man is john mccain. [applause] whoever becomes president will need to decide who the right people are for the supreme court. they will need to work across the aisle. of all the challenges i just mentioned under president obama that have not been solved, they are not going to get overcome unless republicans and democrats can work together. we have this thing called the constitution. there are checks and balances. brilliant andere i believe inspired. we have to get americans to work together from two sides of the aisle to make things happen. john mccain has shown you can have an small, conviction, and strength and work with good people on the other side of the aisle to get things done. we need john mccain and his get it done attitude. there isthing, sweeping this country and in europe a sense of populism, a distrust of institutions, anger toward government. that is understandable because government has failed so many people. and of that frustration anger is that people do not have trust. our country needs
that man is john mccain. [applause] whoever becomes president will need to decide who the right people are for the supreme court. they will need to work across the aisle. of all the challenges i just mentioned under president obama that have not been solved, they are not going to get overcome unless republicans and democrats can work together. we have this thing called the constitution. there are checks and balances. brilliant andere i believe inspired. we have to get americans to work together...
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. >> white john mccain. -- like a john mccain. >> a lot of things are inaccurate. it is unusual, and perhaps understandable, that people who spend a life in politics, when you get in politics, that is all you want to do. if you have been elected, you want to get reelected. i went to massachusetts to make a difference. i did not go there to begin a political career. i made a difference. i put in place the things i wanted to do. i went about the accomplishments we wanted to pursue. there were 100 things i wanted to do. those things i pursued aggressively, son and we won, someone did not. to run again? that would be about me. i was trying to get the state in the best shape i could. left the world of politics and went back into business. i have the opportunity to use the experience i have. you have this surprised look on your face. >> are you going to tell people that you are not going to run for reelection? for president if you win? >> it is still my time. >> governor, take 30 seconds. >> in this, for me, politics is not a career. my career was being in business and s
. >> white john mccain. -- like a john mccain. >> a lot of things are inaccurate. it is unusual, and perhaps understandable, that people who spend a life in politics, when you get in politics, that is all you want to do. if you have been elected, you want to get reelected. i went to massachusetts to make a difference. i did not go there to begin a political career. i made a difference. i put in place the things i wanted to do. i went about the accomplishments we wanted to pursue....